DHH Eligibility

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Please read the following information to determine of your student or child is eligible for the DHH program.

Definition: A student who is deaf or hard-or-hearing has a hearing impairment aided or unaided, that interferes in processing linguistic information and which adversely affects communication, developmental skills, academic achievement, vocational-career skills, or social-emotional adjustment. The degree of loss may range from mild to profound.

Criteria: A student is eligible for a special program for the deaf or hard-of-hearing if the following criteria are met:

1. Evidence of a documented permanent or fluctuating threshold of 25 db ± 5 db or greater based on pure tone average of 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz. (re: ANSI, 1989) unaided in the better ear; or
2. A high frequency hearing threshold level of 25 db ± 5 db or greater based on pure tone average of 1000, 2000,and 3000 Hz. (re: ANSI, 1989) unaided in the better ear; or
3. A unilateral hearing threshold level of 50 db ± 5 db or greater based on pure tone average of 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz. (re: ANSI, 1989) unaided.
Evidence that the hearing threshold level interferes with progress in any one of the following areas: developmental skills or academic performance, social-emotional development, or linguistic and communicative skills, and that the student requires special education and/or related services in order to benefit from education.
Age of students served:
Students are eligible for services from their third birthday until they graduate (receive a regular or special diploma or certificate of completion) or through the school year in which they turn 21.